The Chimaera 4.0 is a rear wheel drive convertible/cabriolet road car with a front mounted engine, sold by TVR.
Its engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 3.9 litre, overhead valve 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it has an output of 240 bhp (243 PS/179 kW) of power at 5250 rpm, and maximum torque of 366 N·m (270 lb·ft/37.3 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 5 speed manual transmission.
Maximum speed quoted is 245 km/h (152 mph).
Full specs
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| Carrosserie | |||
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| Carrosserie | 2 seater convertible/cabriolet | ||
| Nombre de portes | 2 | ||
| Designer | |||
| Dimensions et poids | |||
| Empattement | 2286 | 90 | |
| Voies AV | |||
| Voies AR | |||
| Longueur | 4015 | 158.1 | |
| Largeur | 1865 | 73.4 | |
| Hauteur | 1205 | 47.4 | |
| Garde au sol | |||
| 1.76 | |||
| Poids avec pleins | |||
| Répartition poids AV | |||
| Réservoir à essence | 57.7 litres | 12.7 [15.2] UK [US] gal. | |
| Caractéristiques aérodynamique | |||
| Coefficient de pénétration | |||
| maître-couple | |||
| SCx | |||
| naturally aspirated petrol | |||
| Constructeur du moteur | Rover | ||
| Type moteur | |||
| Cylinders | V 8 | ||
| Cylindrée | 3.9 litre 3947 cc (240.861 cu in) |
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| Alésage × Course | 94 × 71.1 mm
3.7 × 2.8 in |
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| Rapport alésage / course | 1.32 | ||
| Distribution | overhead valve (OHV)
2 Soupapes par cylindre 16 Total vannes |
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| Puissance maximale (DIN) |
243 PS (240 bhp) (179 kW) à 5250 tr/mn |
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| Couple maximale (DIN) |
366 Nm (270 ft·lb) (37.3 kgm) à 4000 tr/mn |
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| Specific output (DIN) |
45.3 kW/litre 61.7 ps/litre 60.8 bhp/litre 1 bhp/cu in |
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(DIN) |
92.73 Nm/litre
1.12 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Construction | |||
| Lubrification | |||
| Taux de compression | |||
| Carburant | |||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 1165.3 kPa (169 psi) | ||
| Régime maximal | |||
| Nombre de paliers de vilebrequin | 5 | ||
| Refroidissement | Water | ||
| Cylindrée Unitaire | 493.38 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalyseur | Y | ||
| Performances | |||
| 0-80km/h | |||
| 0-60mph | 4.7 s | ||
| 0-100km/h | |||
| 0-160km/h | |||
| 0-400m | |||
| 0-1000m | |||
| Vitesse | 245 km/h (152 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | |||
| Weight-to-power ratio | |||
| Consommation | |||
| Consommation | |||
| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
| litres/100km | |||
| km/litre | |||
| UK MPG | |||
| US MPG | |||
| Emissions de CO₂ | |||
| Carfolio Calculated CO2 ? | |||
| VED band (UK) | |||
| CO2 Effizienz (DE) | |||
| Châssis | |||
| Emplacement de moteur | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Traction | rear wheel drive | ||
| Répartition du couple | N/A | ||
| Direction | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | 9.80 m | ||
| Suspension AV | |||
| Suspension AR | |||
| Roues AV | |||
| Roues AR | |||
| Pneumatiques AV | |||
| Pneumatiques AR | |||
| Freins AV/AR | Di/Di | ||
| Diamètre des freins AV | |||
| Diamètre des freins AR | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Transmission | 5 speed manual | ||
| Rapport de démultiplication supérieure | |||
| Rapport de pont | |||
| Généralités | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 13893 | ||
| Production total | |||
| Type mines | |||
| RAC rating | 43.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1993 TVR Chimaera 4.0 added 1996-04-21. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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